asked the Minister for the Environment the total amount owing in agricultural rates at the time of their abolition by each county, including Tipperary North Riding and Tipperary South Riding; and the total amount collected since then by each county.
Written Answers - Agricultural Rates.
According to information received from local authorities, arrears of rates on land at 31 December 1982 and the amounts received since then are as specified in the following tabular statement:
County Council |
Arrears of Rates on Land at 31 December 1982 |
Amount received after 1 January 1983 |
Carlow |
531,441 |
1,819 |
Cavan |
138,795 |
5,629 |
Clare |
593,719 |
* |
Cork |
2,324,359 |
105,426 |
Donegal |
534,490 |
902 |
Dublin |
984,374 |
250,689 |
Galway |
415,342 |
7,264 |
Kerry |
258,718 |
* |
Kildare |
822,592 |
17,047 |
Kilkenny |
879,100 |
29,472 |
Laois |
625,634 |
1,777 |
Leitrim |
49,097 |
2,376 |
Limerick |
2,151,680 |
55,962 |
Longford |
257,099 |
1,730 |
Louth |
438,717 |
3,006 |
Mayo |
169,538 |
1,358 |
Meath |
1,406,991 |
24,153 |
Monaghan |
232,759 |
12,051 |
Offaly |
473,448 |
1,152 |
Roscommon |
349,225 |
9,898 |
Sligo |
175,281 |
1,640 |
Tipperary NR |
522,291 |
469 |
Tipperary SR |
1,298,927 |
10,125 |
Waterford |
1,289,774 |
* |
Westmeath |
671,971 |
7,540 |
Wexford |
1,747,995 |
* |
Wicklow |
1,025,250 |
26,501 |
*No details available.